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Wildcat

Play trailer 2:06 Wildcat 2023,  1h 48m,  Biography/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Wildcat

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Critics Consensus

Wildcat brings careful craft and solid acting to bear on an admirable idea; unfortunately, it still struggles to present a compelling picture of a brilliant author's inner life.

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Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle May 31, 2024
3/5
Wildcat will be a far richer experience for audiences already familiar with O’Connor’s work. For neophytes, there’s still much to enjoy, but the thematic resonance between story and storyteller gets a little lost. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times May 17, 2024
3/4
With pinpoint production design, makeup and wardrobe capturing the 1950s time period, exquisite cinematography and brilliant work by talented actors who get to sink their teeth into some meaty roles, Wildcat is an inventive and haunting mood piece... Go to Full Review
Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting May 17, 2024
3.5/5
Hawke vividly depicts what one deduces from O’Connor’s brash, unrepentantly idiosyncratic work – the blurring of her imagination and reality. Go to Full Review
Dave Giannini Geek Vibes Nation Jul 19, 2025
9.5/10
It takes an incredible performance, script, and direction to make her an approachable figure. Luckily, the film has all of this and more. Go to Full Review
Tynan Yanaga Film Inquiry Apr 7, 2025
What Wildcat has is something so often absent from both film and art these days. It’s not squeamish about the tough conversations nor does it skirt over the most prickly issues. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film Sep 13, 2024
A-
There's enough cogency to its biopic throughlines that makes her story accessible and poignant, but there's a lot about the narrative structure here that poetically blurs the line between fiction and reality. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ethan Hawke

Director

Maya Hawke

Flannery O'Connor

Laura Linney

Actor

Philip Ettinger

Actor

Rafael Casal

Actor

Cooper Hoffman

Actor

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Wildcat

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Movie Info

Director
Ethan Hawke
Producer
Ryan Hawke, Joe Goodman, Cory Pyke, Karri O'Reilly
Screenwriter
Shelby Gaines, Ethan Hawke
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 48m
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